RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT Inventory Analysis

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1 RECREATION AND OPEN SPACE ELEMENT Inventory Analysis 2.158

2 s an Recreation Facilities Summary INVENTORY Plantation's inventory of public an private park an recreation facilities comprises over 1,380.2 acres. Table 2.51 provies a summary of these facilities an Table 2.56 (as an Appenix) is a etaile listing. Table 2.51 Summary of an Open Space Facilities in Plantation Acreage s Owne by the City of Plantation Facilities Owne by School Boar an Lease to the City of Plantation 22.2 Golf Courses Zone Dee-Restricte For Recreation Publicly Owne Recreation Lan to Which City Contribute Towar 9.0 City Requirement (Part of 90 Acre Heritage ) Committe for Deication By Developer (Hiatus Roa corrior) 6.7 Private Recreation Lan Dee-Restricte or Restricte by Cono Documents * 4.0 TOTAL 1,380.2 * Lago Mar s 3.6 Acres Jacarana Cove s.4 Acres Source: Plantation s an Recreation Department,

3 Definitions areas are frequently ivie for analysis purposes into the categories of resource-base areas an activity or user-base areas. "Activity-base" provie space for one or more active sports activities. "Resource-base" areas are centere on a unique lan, water or natural resource. s are also sometimes classifie accoring to their evelopment as preominantly "active" or "passive" in character. Activity-Base s Plantation's park areas are primarily "activity" or user base, an recreational evelopment is for both active an passive leisure time activities, oftentimes combine for variety in the same facility. The following paragraphs highlight some of the major facilities. See Table 2.56 for a complete listing. Central : The City has centere its recreation facility evelopment on Central, locate at approximately the geographic center of the City. It is intensively evelope for playing fiels an tennis courts as well as the central swimming complex an multi-purpose builing. The park has been recently expane to inclue four aitional soccer playing fiels concession an restrooms. Also inclue is an an expane tennis facility, incluing four aitional clay courts, mens/womens locker rooms conference room, an expane office area. Other Playfiels: The City's Central is supporte by other activity/user base facilities in the oler parts of the City, both north an south of Browar Boulevar. Examples inclue The Pal Fiel complex ajacent to Plantation Mile School (on Northwest 70th Avenue) an the Pop Travers Fiel ajoining Seminole at Southwest 62n Avenue an Southwest 16th Street, less than a mile from South Plantation High School. A similar activity/user base facility on South Pine Islan Roa is evelope primarily for soccer, the Pine Islan. An aitional large,37.6 acre Sunset preominantly activity/user base facility use for both baseball/softball activities is locate on the south sie of Cleary Boulevar west of Nob Hill Roa, ajoining Central Elementary School. Equestrian Facility: Plantation Acres, a unique area with rural or estate character, inclues a municipal equestrian facility that has been expane to host hol sizeable competitive events. This facility inclues two barns that accommoate 96 stalls. Existing Linear : Early in the City's history a linear park was establishe extening from Northwest 65th Avenue (the original heart of Plantation) almost three-quarters of a mile to Bayberry Drive. Along its length are special recreation an cultural facilities: The Plantation Center an Kenney Memorial, the Plantation Botanical Garens, the Plantation Library, an Plantation Historical Society Museum

4 Resource-Base Open Space Resource-base open space is often classifie into three categories: pastoral, utilitarian, an corrior. Plantation's open space of this kin is shown in Table 2.52 an efine below. Pastoral Open Space: These areas are generally large areas use for resource-base an/or user-oriente recreation such as the four golf courses in Plantation. Utilitarian Open Space: Another principal class of open space, utilitarian open space, inclues the right's-of-way of major canals which are part of the South Floria Water Management District System (11.4 linear miles) an the narrower canals which are part of the Ol Plantation Water Control District Drainage System. Corrior Open Space: Consists principally of major transportation an utility corriors. Bikeways are a specialize corrior open space. Bikeways: The City bikeways plan proposes the evelopment of Class A bikeways (separate from other vehicular traffic within the City) incluing a bikeway along the North New River Canal an a bikeway extening north from this Canal along the east sie of University Drive to just south of West Browar Boulevar. The plan also provies for a six-foot siewalk, primarily for peestrians an less experience bike riers, along all streets esignate in the plan as "primary bikeways" an the provision for a 14 foot curb lane for recreational biking on new or wiene street. It recommens six-foot walkways where eight-foot wie bikeways coul not be constructe ue to narrow rights-of-way. Some implementation of this plan has been initiate. It generally conforms to the County bikeways plan shown on Figure 2.29 in the Transportation Element. Other Private Open Space: In aition to the above classes of open space, the City for a number of years has require as a part of its planne unit evelopment zoning provisions that a minimum of 30 percent of each site be reserve as useable open space. A maximum of 40 percent of this requirement may be lake areas. Though an important part of the lanscape character of Plantation, these areas are not liste in the tables of recreation an open space, with the exception of those which have been specifically eicate or esignate (on approve site plans) in approve unifie control ocuments. Guielines have been use to specify on-site active recreation to be provie by evelopers as a part of the 30 percent space; the stanar is 137 square feet per person of estimate future population. Through offering the possibility of ensity esignations up to 25 units per acre, this results in a low intensity, open space character throughout the majority of the City

5 Table 2.52 Open Space: Public Or Dee Restricte Pastoral Open Space Acres Linear Miles Ft. Lauerale Country Club (Private) N/A Jacarana Country Club (Public) N/A Lago Mar Country Club (Private) N/A Utilitarian Open Space South Floria Water Management District Canals Ol Plantation Water Control District Canals Corrior Open Space Floria's Turnpike (Sunshine way) University Drive FP&L Rights-of-Way Specialize Corrior Open Space Class A Bikeways N/A 7.7 Total: 1, Source: City of Plantation s an Recreation Department,

6 ANALYSIS County an City Stanars As previously iscusse, there are two overall park an recreation stanars which affect the City of Plantation: the County's requirement for three acres per thousan population to satisfy the requirements of the Browar County Lan Use Plan, an the City's requirement of four acres per thousan population to satisfy its aopte stanars. County: Base upon the City's current estimate (2005) population of 85,684, the County park stanar requires acres. The City's current park inventory of acres excees the County stanar by 383.4acres. Base upon a City projecte builout population of 97,061, the County park stanar woul require acres. Existing park sites in the City total approximately which woul excee the County park stanar by acres. Table 2.53 County Stanar Conformance For Builout Population City of Plantation Acres Requirement Allowable Creits Due to Existing an Propose s Surplus/(Deficiency) Source: Plantation s an Recreation Department, 2005 City: Base upon the City's current estimate population of 85,684, the City park stanar requires acres. The City's current park inventory of acres excees the City stanar by acres. Base upon a City projecte builout (2015) population of 97,061, the City park stanar woul require acres. Existing park sites in the City total approximately acres which excees the City park stanar by acres

7 Table 2.54 City Stanar Conformance For Builout Population (2015) City of Plantation Acres Requirement Allowable Creits Due to Existing an Propose s Surplus/(Deficiency) Source: Plantation s an Recreation Department, 2005 State an City Guielines for User-Oriente Outoor Recreation Facilities Table 2.55 below inicates the stanars use by the Floria Department of Natural Resources as a general guie for the evelopment of activity base or user oriente outoor recreation. It also shows the implications for Plantation upon the current inventory of facilities

8 Table 2.55 Guielines for User-Oriente Outoor Recreation Activities Population Per Facility Recommene Suggeste by Resource/Facility Minimum Maximum or Meian Existing Guieline 18-hole golf course 5,000 62,500 50, Tennis court 1,000 7,500 2, Baseball/softball 1,500 6,000 3, Football/soccer 4,000 15,000 6, Hanball/racquetball 1,000 10,000 6, court Basketball court 1,000 5,000 5, Swimming pool , Shuffleboar court , Sources: Outoor Recreation In Floria, State Department of National Resources Plantation s an Recreation Department, 2006 The table shows that the City is generally meeting these guielines, the one exception being hanball/racquetball. This suggests that (assuming the eman has been expresse by usage) these facilities shoul be programme into existing an propose parks. It also suggests that given the projections for a one thir increase in population before builout, all facilities shoul be increase accoringly

9 Table 2.56 Existing Recreation an Open Space FacilitiesCity of Plantation, 2007 /Location Acreage PREMIER PARKS 24) CENTRAL PARK 9141 NW 2 Street Central Drive acres owne 38) PLANTATION PRESERVE GOLF COURSE 7050 W. Browar Boulevar 213 acres owne REGIONAL PARKS 3) COMMUNITY CENTER & KENNEDY MEMORIAL PARK 5555 Palm Tree Roa acres owne 14) SUNSET PARK Cleary Boulevar acres owne Use Active Premiere Active/ Prem ier Active/ Regional Active Regional Year Acqu ire/ Built Exercise Trails/ Walkway s 1982 Two (2) ½ mile trails 2003 (eic ate 2006) 1963 (upgra e 1985) Baseball/ Softball Soccer/ Football Basketball 8 7 Full (3) Biy (3) Tennis Tot Lots/ Playgrou ns mile ¼ mile 7 + T-ball (4) Special Amenities Olympic Pools (2)/Diving Boars 1,3,5 meter Hyro-Playgroun Pavilions (2) Cario/Fitness Room Corporate Pavilion with Showers/Restroom Restrooms, Grills Concession* Tennis Wall 440 Running Track Classrooms Batting Cages Inoor Gym Har Tennis (2) Roller Hockey Clay Tennis (26) 18-hole Championship Golf Course & Clubhouse Restrooms Restaurant Trailheas (2) Pro Shop Shelters Driving Range Archeological Site Classrooms Shuffleboar Tennis Wall Bocce Ball Warming Kitchen Concession* Batting Cages Press Box Restrooms Pavilion 16) PINE ISLAND PARK 320 S. Pine Islan Roa acres owne Active Regional Concession* Restrooms Pavilion 17) DEICKE AUDITORIUM & HOFFMAN PARK 5701 Cypress Roa 3.36 acres owne Mixe Regional T-ball ½ court (1) 1 Meeting Rooms Warming Kitchen Ball Room Gazebo Picnic Area 2.166

10 Table 2.56 Existing Recreation an Open Space FacilitiesCity of Plantation, 2007 /Location Acreage 25) JIM WARD COMMUNITY CENTER 301 N.W. 46 th Avenue 7.84 acres owne Use Active/ Regional Year Acqu ire/ Built Exercise Trails/ Walkway s Baseball/ Softball Soccer/ Football Basketball Tennis Tot Lots/ Playgrou ns mile Special Amenities Meeting Rooms Game Room Barbeque Grills (2) Cario/Fitness Room Aerobics Room Hyro-Playgroun Computer Lab 26) VOLUNTEER PARK/ EQUESTRIAN CENTER W. Sunrise Boulevar acres owne (PEC eicate 2005) 28) P.A.L. FIELD & ROY SALMON STADIUM 1000 N.W. 70 Avenue acres lease 35) POP TRAVERS FIELD 6250 S.W. 16 Street 9.57 acres owne 35.) SEMINOLE MIDDLE SCHOOL 6200 S.W. 16 Street (North half) 5.70 acres lease COMMUNITY PARKS 1) JACK CARTER/ HARMONY PARK 1301 S.W. 54 Avenue 6.45 acres owne 4) FIG TREE PARK 620 S. Fig Tree Lane 6.83 acres owne Mixe Regional Active Regional Active Regional Active Regional Mixe 1978 (eic ate 1999).87 mile ½ mile w/exercise stations T-ball Meeting Rooms Conference Room Raise Stage w/dressing Rooms Kitchen Concession* Equestrian Center (96 stalls/5 rings) Trail (peestrian/horse) Barbeque Grill Pavilion w/restrooms Concession* Restrooms Staium Fiel Boar Rooms Multi-Purpose Practice (2) Joint Use With School Concession* Pavilion Fiel House Restrooms Joint Use With School Stop Spot Restrooms (permit only) Pavilion Practice Fiel Grills 2.167

11 Table 2.56 Existing Recreation an Open Space FacilitiesCity of Plantation, 2007 /Location Acreage 7) VETERANS PARK 1776 Lauerale West Drive 5.00 acres owne 8) LIBERTY TREE PARK ELKS CLUB 7421 N.W. 5 Street 9.28 acres owne 4.9 acres unevelope 13) MIRROR LAKE PARK 1241 N.W. 72 Avenue 5.50 acres owne 15) PARK EAST PARK 4701 N.W. 6 Court 2.97 acres owne 18) MIDDLE ACRES PARK 800 N.W. 118 Avenue 5.00 acres owne 19) NORTH ACRES PARK N.W. 21 Court acres owne 20) SOUTH ACRES PARK (TARA PARK) Tara Drive 3.73 acres owne 21) BOTANICAL GARDENS (Plot 1) 501 N. Fig Tree Lane 2.27 acres owne Use (4.9 acres unevelope ) Active/ Mixe Unevelope (10 acres unevelope ) Year Acqu ire/ Built 1986 Exercise Trails/ Walkway s ¼ mile with exercise stations for the isable/ elerly Baseball/ Softball Soccer/ Football Basketball Tennis Tot Lots/ Playgrou ns ¼ mile with exercise stations Memorial Wall Grills Gazebo Pavilion Grills Flowering Trees Historic Museum Special Amenities 2.168

12 Table 2.56 Existing Recreation an Open Space FacilitiesCity of Plantation, 2007 /Location Acreage 22) BOTANICAL GARDENS (Plot 2) 501 N. Bel Aire Drive 4.01 acres owne 29) SEMINOLE PARK HAPPY TAILS DOG PARK 6600 S.W. 16 Street acres owne 32) DEICKE PARK 1200 N.W. 106 Avenue acres owne 39) COUNTRY CLUB PARK 1150 S.W. 45 th Avenue 2.89 acres owne NEIGHBORHOOD PARKS 2) COCOPLUM PARK 781 S.W. 90 th Avenue 1.50 acres owne 5) FUMPSTON PARK 1600 S.W. 59 Avenue 1.26 acres owne 9) MARCANO ESTATES PARK 7851 S. Marcano Boulevar 2.00 acres owne 10) MINI PARK #1 (South) 4291 N.W. 3 Court.31 acre owne Use Mixe Mixe Mixe Year Acqu ire/ Built 1978 Exercise Trails/ Walkway s 1/3 mile with exercise stations Baseball/ Softball Soccer/ Football Basketball Tennis Tot Lots/ Playgrou ns ½ mile (eic ate 2007) 1979 (renov ate 1992) 1980 ½ mile with exercise stations 1/5 mile w/exercise stations Fruit Trees Picnic Table Win Harp Special Amenities Happy Tails Dog Pavilion San Volleyball Grill Restrooms Pavilion Restrooms Pavilion Picnic tables Open fiel area Bench Picnic Table 2.169

13 Table 2.56 Existing Recreation an Open Space FacilitiesCity of Plantation, 2007 /Location Acreage 11) MULTI CULTURAL PARK (Mile) N.W. 43 Avenue.50 acre owne 12) MINI PARK #3 (North) 540 NW 43 Avenue.30 acre owne 23) BOTANICAL GARDENS (Plot 3) 501 N. Holly Lane.85 acre owne 27) PLANTATION POINT PARK 1200 S.W. 51 Avenue.19 acre owne 30) SOUTH BEL AIRE PARK 310 S. Bel Aire Drive.85 acre owne 31) THROWER PARK 20 S.W. 63 Avenue.30 acre owne 33) WOODBURY PARK 41 E. Tropical Way.48 acre owne 34) PLANTATION BUSINESS PARK 4651 N.W. 9 Court 1.00 acre owne 36) MELALEUCA PARK SW 2 Street.50 acre Owne Use Year Acqu ire/ Built Exercise Trails/ Walkway s Baseball/ Softball Soccer/ Football Basketball Tennis Tot Lots/ Playgrou ns ½ court (1) Special Amenities Multi-Cultural Global Garen Picnic Table Bench Linear Bench 2.170

14 Table 2.56 Existing Recreation an Open Space FacilitiesCity of Plantation, 2007 /Location Acreage 37) COUNTRY CLUB CIRCLE LINEAR PARK 4520 East Country Club Circle 2.00 acres owne 40) PARK EAST TRAIL HEAD 4680 NW 9 Ct acres owne Use Trailhea Year Acqu ire/ Built 1991 (eic ate 2003) 2001 (eic ate 2006) Exercise Trails/ Walkway s 1.85 mile Baseball/ Softball Soccer/ Football Basketball Tennis Tot Lots/ Playgrou ns 1 Trailheas (2) Recreational Trail Lighte Pathway Stop Spot Trailhea Special Amenities 2.171

15 Table 2.56 Existing Recreation an Open Space FacilitiesCity of Plantation, 2007 /Location Acreage CULTURAL FACILITIES 41) HELEN B. HOFFMAN LIBRARY 501 N. Fig Tree Lane 3.02 acres owne 42) HISTORICAL MUSEUM 511 N.Fig Tree Lane 3.17 acres owne Use Cultural Facility Cultural Facility Year Acqu ire/ Built 1961 (rena me 1981) (expa ne 2007) 1980 Exercise Trails/ Walkway s Baseball/ Softball Soccer/ Football Basketball Tennis Tot Lots/ Playgrou ns Computer Lab Resource Center Historical Archives Flowering Trees Special Amenities TOTAL FACILITIES: Acres Total acres owne acres lease acres evelope acres unevelope general 7 T-ball (full/half/ biy) Har 26 Clay 30 2 Pools 2 Hyro-Playgrouns 1 Running Track 2 Cario/Fitness Rooms 1 San Volleyball 5 Centers 1 Restaurant 1 Full Kitchen (Volunteer ) 2 Warming Kitchens ( Center/Deicke Auitorium) 2 Gazebos 1 Dog Happy Tails Dog 2 Tennis Walls 6 Concessions* *Concession stans are only opene uring scheule events. *Lease Gym Facilities: Plantation High School, South Plantation High School, Plantation Mile School, Seminole Mile School, American Heritage School Upate: July

16 APPENDIX II Glossary for Recreation an Open Space Element Active Facilities - A facility which caters to those involve in irect or specialize physical activities. Bicycle an Peestrian Ways - 9J-5.003(8)FAS - means any roa, path or way which is open to bicycle travel an traffic. a foot an from which motor vehicles are exclue. - A cluster of two (2) or more neighborhoos which generally has a population of 10,000 or more. - 9J-5.003(17)FAS - means a park locate near major roaways, an esigne to serve the nees of more than one neighborhoo. Mini- - A park or recreation area primarily for passive recreation use which is two (2) or fewer acres in size. - A resiential evelopment which may comprise of one or several evelopments which has a population of 5,000 or more. - 9J (55)FAS - means a park which serves the population of a neighborhoo an is generally accessible by bicycle or peestrian ways. Novelty Recreation - Develop those facilities which have not been traitionally create through public funs that woul inicate only short-term popularity, but coul be create through private funing. Open Spaces - Unefine open leisure area. 9J (59)FAS means unevelope lans suitable for passive recreation or conservation uses. - 9J (61)FAS - means a neighborhoo, community, or regional. park. Facility - A facility which caters to those involve in sitting, walking or nature stuy rather than active play. Playgroun - 9J-5.003(62)FAS - means a recreation area with play apparatus. Private Recreation Sites - 9J (68)FAS - means sites owne by private, commercial or non-profit entities available to the public.for purposes of recreational use

17 Glossary For Recreation an Open Space Element (Continue) Public Builings an Grouns - 9J (71) FAS -means structures or lans that are owne, lease, or operate by a government entity, such as civic an community centers, hospitals, libraries, police stations, fire stations, an government aministration builings. Public Facilities - 9J-5.003(72)FAS - means transportation systems or facilities, sewer systems or facilities, soli waste systems or facilities, rainage systems or facilities, potable water systems or facilities, eucational systems or facilities, parks an recreation systems or facilities an public health systems or facilities. Public Lans - That lan which has been acquire for public use (i.e., school property, utility easements, public libraries, fire stations). Public Recreation Sites - 9J (74)FAS - means a component of a recreation site use by the public such as a trail, court., athletic fiel or swimming pool. Recreation - 9J (73) FAS - means the pursuit of leisure time activities occurring in an inoor or outoor setting. Recreation Facility - 9J (74) FAS - means a component of a recreation site use by the public such as a trail, court, athletic fiel or swimming pool. Recreational Uses - 9J (75)FAS - means activities within areas where recreation occurs. Region - An area consisting of a number of cities an/or counties relate to each other by economy, transportation, or other large-scale concerns. Regional - 9J (76)FAS - means a park which is esignate to serve two or more communities. Special Recreational Development - Those specialize facilities which are typically create through public funing to meet the emans of a majority for the resients' nees. (i.e., for Plantation Horse Arena, Amphitheater, Cultural Arts Center.) 2.174

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